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Flea Diversity and Infestation Prevalence on Rodents in a Plague-Endemic Region of Uganda
(The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2009)
In Uganda, the West Nile region is the primary epidemiologic focus for plague. The aims of this study wereto 1) describe flea–host associations within a plague-endemic region of Uganda, 2) compare flea loads between villages ...
Good adherence to HAART and improved survival in a community HIV/AIDS treatment and care programme: the experience of The AIDS Support Organization (TASO), Kampala, Uganda
(BMC health services research, 2008)
Poor adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) may result in treatment failure
and death. Most reports of the effect of adherence to HAART on mortality come from studies where special
efforts are made to ...
The impacts of decentralization on health care seeking behaviors in Uganda
(The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 2006)
This paper examines the impacts of a public sector decentralization program on health care seeking behaviors in Uganda in the 1990s. Shifting priorities by local governments in Uganda’s decentralized health system away ...
Epidemiology of HIV and AIDS among Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States
(Journal of Adolescent Health, 2006)
Purpose: To describe the current status of the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune
deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic among adolescents and young adults in the United
States. Despite reported declines in ...
Identification of restriction endonuclease with potential ability to cleave the HSV-2 genome: inherent potential for biosynthetic versus live recombinant microbicides
(Theoretical Biology and Medical Modeling, 2008)
Herpes Simplex virus types 1 and 2 are enveloped viruses with a linear dsDNA genome of ~120–200 kb. Genital infection with HSV-2 has been denoted as a major risk factor for acquisition and transmission of HIV-1. Developing ...
Genetic diversity in Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 and 2 coding genes and its implications in malaria epidemiology: a review of published studies from 1997–2007
(Journal of vector borne diseases, 2009)
A major characteristic of human malaria parasites is their genetic diversity and an increasing number
of studies have been reported on the epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum, mainly focusing on
the polymorphism of ...
Whole Blood Interferon-Gamma Responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antigens in Young Household Contacts of Persons with Tuberculosis in Uganda
(Plos one, 2008)
Background: Due to immunologic immaturity, IFN-c-producing T cell responses may be decreased in young children
compared to adults, thus we hypothesized that IFN-c responses to mycobacterial antigens in household contacts ...
Knowledge, attitudes and prescribing pattern of emergency contraceptives by health care workers in Kampala, Uganda
(Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica, 2007)
Health care workers (HCWs) play an important role in making emergency contraceptives (ECs) available to clients. They can influence accessibility positively through counselling, prescribing or advocating the use of ECs. ...
Prevalence factors associated with Hypertension in Rukungiri District, Uganda - A Community-Based Study
(African health sciences, 2009)
Hypertension is a growing public health problem in Uganda and Africa as a whole. We conducted a study to
determine the prevalence and identify factors associated withy hypertension among residents of the rural district ...
Adolescent and adult first time mothers' health seeking practices during pregnancy and early motherhood in Wakiso district, central Uganda
(Reproductive health, 2008)
Maternal health services have a potentially critical role in the improvement of reproductive health. In order to get a better understanding of adolescent mothers 'needs we compared health seeking practices of first time ...